CVE-2006-5467

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-5467
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-10-27 18:07:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe cgi.rb CGI library for Ruby 1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with a multipart MIME body that contains an invalid boundary specifier, as demonstrated using a specifier that begins with a "-" instead of "--" and contains an inconsistent ID.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby 1.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1234-1 ruby1.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Mandriva update for ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
About Security Update 2007-005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
Red Hat update for ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1235-1 ruby1.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Ubuntu update for Ruby - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
[Mongrel] [SEC] Mongrel Temporary Fix For cgi.rb 99% CPU DoS Attack af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rubyforge.org
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
OpenPKG Project: Security: Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openpkg.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2007-05-24 Security Update 2007-005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Gentoo update for ruby - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for ruby-1.6 and ruby-1.8 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby CGI Module MIME Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Apple Mac OS X Security Update for Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Ruby cgi.rb MIME Boundary Parsing Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Patch
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Ruby: Denial of Service vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
usn/usn-371-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-03-14Mark J CoxRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

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